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Assembly Bill A3635A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to coordinating the transfer of municipal solid waste in Suffolk and Nassau counties

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2015-A3635 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0309, En Con L

2015-A3635 - Summary

Relates to coordinating the transfer of municipal solid waste in Suffolk and Nassau counties; defines applicable terms; provides provisions for the solid municipal waste transfers, including the conditions necessary for the ultimate disposal facility and designated truck routes; prohibits storage on site unless contained in railcars

2015-A3635 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3635

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to coor-
  dinating  the  transfer  of  municipal  solid waste at the Elm Freight
  Handlers Facility

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and  intent. The Legislature finds
that, based on the information provided by Omni  Recycling  of  Babylon,
New  York,  and  the  inspection of the permitted solid waste facilities
(which export baled solid waste in region  one)  by  the  department  of
environmental  conservation's  division  of  materials management staff,
there is currently an immediate threat to human health due to the  accu-
mulation  of municipal solid waste at several Suffolk county facilities,
constituting an emergency.
  The Legislature hereby  authorizes  the  transfer  of  wrapped  and/or
bagged  bales  of  municipal  solid waste that are initially loaded onto
flatbed tractor trailers at the facilities noted in this section, at the
rail track located in Suffolk and Nassau counties, and the city  of  New
York.    The  bales shall be lifted from the flatbed trailers and placed
into railroad cars that shall be fully enclosed after loading. The load-
ed and/or enclosed railroad cars shall then be transported  to  lawfully
operating  rail  serviced  landfills.  This section allows the temporary
transfer of bagged bales of municipal solid waste from flatbed  trailers
to  gondola  railcars  equipped  with hard lid covers, at waste transfer
facilities in Suffolk and Nassau counties and the city of New York.
  S 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 27-0309 to read as follows:
S  27-0309.  COORDINATING THE TRANSFER OF WRAPPED AND/OR BAGGED BALES OF
             SOLID MUNICIPAL WASTE.
  1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06333-02-5

2015-A3635A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0309, En Con L

2015-A3635A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to coordinating the transfer of municipal solid waste in Suffolk and Nassau counties; defines applicable terms; provides provisions for the solid municipal waste transfers, including the conditions necessary for the ultimate disposal facility and designated truck routes; prohibits storage on site unless contained in railcars

2015-A3635A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3635--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Environmental  Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to coor-
  dinating the transfer of municipal solid waste in Suffolk  and  Nassau
  counties

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings  and  intent.  The  Legislature  finds
that,  based  on  the information provided by the department of environ-
mental conservation's division of materials management staff, there is a
threat to human health due to the accumulation of municipal solid  waste
in Suffolk county.
  The  Legislature  hereby  authorizes  the  transfer  of wrapped and/or
bagged bales of municipal solid waste that  are  initially  loaded  onto
flatbed tractor trailers at the facilities noted in this section, at the
rail  track  located in Suffolk and Nassau counties, and the city of New
York.  The bales shall be lifted from the flatbed  trailers  and  placed
into railroad cars that shall be fully enclosed after loading. The load-
ed  and/or  enclosed railroad cars shall then be transported to lawfully
operating rail serviced landfills. This  section  allows  the  temporary
transfer  of bagged bales of municipal solid waste from flatbed trailers
to gondola railcars equipped with hard lid  covers,  at  waste  transfer
facilities in Suffolk and Nassau counties and the city of New York.
  S  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
section 27-0309 to read as follows:
S 27-0309. COORDINATING THE TRANSFER OF WRAPPED AND/OR BAGGED  BALES  OF
             SOLID MUNICIPAL WASTE.
  1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A. "PERMITTEE" AND/OR "APPLICANT" MEANS WASTE VENDORS OPERATING WITHIN
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SUFFOLK AND NASSAU COUNTIES; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06333-03-5

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